GANGA FLOODS REHABILITATION PROJECT
After providing relief to 300 families through a grant of Rs 15 lakh to Save the Children, Care Today Fund started two projects to support vulnerable families and children affected by the Uttarakhand floods.
Care Today Fund is supporting Save the Children with a grant of Rs 972,750 to establish and run 10 Child Friendly Spaces ( CFS) in Chamoli district. These are located in Padgasi in Joshimath block, Dharkot, Sirrow, Roligwar in Dasholi block, Kandari Khod, Pajyanda Malla, Langtai in Gairsain block, Rawtala Khadi, Nagkhanda in Pokhari block and Kafoli in Narayan Bagad block. Each CFS is equipped with tents, learning and recreational material and a facilitator to ensure that children do not miss out on education and games, both important in the post-disaster normalisation process. Around 771 children, of whom 404 are girls, are accessing services at these centres. Most of these centres were set up in October 2013 and will provide services for six months. The executive director of Care Today Fund visited the CFS project in November 2013 to monitor the work.
In January 2014, Care Today Fund established a partnership with Care India Solutions for Sustainable Development (Care India), a wellknown NGO, through construction of 23 houses in Chandrapuri and Chaka villages of Rudraprayag district. Under this project, Care Today Fund will provide a grant of Rs 3,104,803 to Care India. Each of these 23 houses will be 180 square feet in size and will be constructed using the Ferro-cement technology, adapted to suit local conditions. Extensive community participation in the construction process will also ensure much-needed incomes for the affected families.
The Ganga Floods Rehabilitation appeal received Rs 14,090,524, out of which grants to the tune of Rs 5,577,553 have been utilised.